Senator Robert Barbers, a former policeman who is chairman...
Senator Robert Barbers, a former policeman who is chairman of the Senate committee on public order and illegal drugs, said, in reaction to moves in Congress to abolish the death penalty, that the government should execute one or two convicts on death row
Senator Robert Barbers, a former policeman who is chairman of the Senate committee on public order and illegal drugs, said, in reaction to moves in Congress to abolish the death penalty, that the government should execute one or two convicts on death row every month if it wants to see the deterrent effect of capital punishment.
Before Congress went on its summer break, 14 senators filed a resolution seeking the immediate repeal of the law, arguing that the death penalty is inhuman and has failed to deter the commission of heinous crimes.
On human rights groups clamoring for a repeal of the law, Barbers said, "They're more concerned about the rights of the criminals rather than the victims."
Before Congress went on its summer break, 14 senators filed a resolution seeking the immediate repeal of the law, arguing that the death penalty is inhuman and has failed to deter the commission of heinous crimes.
On human rights groups clamoring for a repeal of the law, Barbers said, "They're more concerned about the rights of the criminals rather than the victims."
— SOURCES
- (Sources: Manila Standard, 21/03/2002)